Enumerated Update

Friends, can you believe we are more than halfway through September? Fall will officially make its appearance soon, and October is always a treadmill, propelling us toward the holiday season.  Personally, I am ready for some cooler temps and some lovely foliage. Are you with me?

In addition to x-ing off the days of September with a black Sharpie, here is what we have been doing:

1) Field Trip: William George went on his very first field trip (above) this past Wednesday. His K4 class went to Children's Theatre. Because there is big demand for chaperone opportunities, we are assigned dates to attend, and my date is later in the year. Although George was nervous, he was brave, went and had a great time.

2) 5K: The running club at the girls' school resumed this week, and the duo have joined. They meet at school on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:15. Gracie completed a 5K (15 laps) the first day, and Lauren was just a smidge shy of completing it also (14 laps).

3) Watercolors: Have you been noticing the sky lately? Each day is like a masterpiece painting from God. If you haven't already, please do yourself a favor and look up.

4) Super Readers: One of the goals for third graders is to accumulate 40 Accelerated Reader points, based on books read and a brief quiz to assess comprehension. Lauren made this her mission by reading 30-45 minutes each night, reading during lunch and getting up at 5:45am to read before school.  So yesterday, on the 30th day of school, Lauren completed the year-end goal by obtaining 41.6 AR points. Gracie is right on her heels, and the circle of book needy-ness is complete.

(They now have personal goals of 100 points.)

5) Brag-fest: I'm realizing that the above may seem a little braggadocious, and that is not the intent. To keep it real, our school year has had plenty of drama, setbacks and the usual growth pains involved in moving from second to third grade. Please think of the above as less bragging and more of a focus on the positive. We are counting our wins.

6) Gymnastics: William George began his gymnastics class at preschool this week. When he came home complaining that one of his classmates, Sophia, informed him that gymnastics was "for girls," we told him he could wave to her from the gold medal podium at the 2024 Olympics while our national anthem played in the background.

HA! Just kidding... mostly.

And that's it for us.  Wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend...